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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerlad F. Neisen, Rockport, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Grant, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/132 ; F16L 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/132 ; F16L 2/100 ;
Abstract
A propulsion system having a low-friction exhaust bellows relative to an engine located in the interior of a marine vessel is provided. The engine has an exhaust discharge member in communication with a propulsion unit, and an exhaust passage having an exterior coupling member flexibly connected to pass exhaust from the exhaust discharge member to the propulsion unit. The interior surface of the passage is configured to provide a relatively smooth surface to the exhaust passing therein.